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All The Risings – Ireland 1014 -1916
January 26, 2022 10:22 pm
‘In every generation, the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and sovereignty.’ – Proclamation to the People of Ireland, Dublin 1916. All The Risings brings together the nine principal occasions in Ireland’s history when resistance was made to the dominance of those who controlled the country’s destiny. The book takes us from the period of the [...]
Cottages on Achill Island – Polaroids
January 26, 2022 7:46 pm
A handbound paperback book of polaroid photos of Achill Island taken by artist Antic-Ham. Limited signed edition. Polaroid photographs using SX-70 and SLR 680 polaroid cameras from cottages in Achill island. 44 pages, 14×19.5cm
A North Light – Twenty-Five Years in a Municipal Art Gallery
January 27, 2022 9:57 am
John Hewitt’s autobiography charts his life in Northern Ireland from his early years until his ‘enforced exile’ in Coventry in 1957. It details his career in the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, his maverick political views on his homeland, the evolution of his critical and literary thinking, and his quest for identity and creative space. The book provides a [...]
Engineering Ireland
January 27, 2022 10:14 am
The greatest compliment to the engineering profession is that so much is taken for granted. New advancements in technology, transportation, water management and telecommunications arise everyday without due notice. Engineering Ireland traces the history of this profession within Ireland, from the earliest attempts of its members at construction to the technological achievements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It [...]
Golf Greens of Ireland – A Nostalgic Look by John Hanna
January 26, 2022 8:42 pm
In this book, John Hanna focuses on golf greens of Ireland. The book is illustrated throughout with over 60 period photographs.
Old Irish Country Life – Hugh Oram
January 26, 2022 7:14 pm
County Mayo, Ireland
Lovely photo collection book of Ireland. Written by Hugh Oram, this book provides an informative but wistful look at Irish country life. Most of the photographs are from about 100 years ago, a few a bit more recent.
Harry Potter – A Magical Year – The Illustrations of Jim Kay
January 27, 2022 11:16 am
A Magical Year takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts. Jim Kay’s incredible illustrations, paired with much loved quotations from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, bring to life all of the magic, beauty and wonder of the wizarding world. This is an irresistible gift book for anyone who has ever been captivated by the Boy [...]
Mc Alpine’s Men – Irish Stories from the Sites
January 26, 2022 10:50 pm
‘On Saturday nights in The Half Moon, a ganger would come in and ask did you want a shift in the morning (pulling cable for Murphy). If you did, you had to guarantee him a drink the next night. The shift might last from seven o’clock until half past twelve, for about five pounds a shift. No documentation- just [...]
Around Ireland on a Bike – Paul Benjaminse
January 26, 2022 8:23 pm
Everything you will need for the perfect cycling holiday: detailed maps, accommodation, travel advice and all you need to know for an unforgettable trip. Taking a route from Belfast to Dublin through the most spectacular scenery and routes that Ireland has to offer. This book includes cycling routes through Co. Mayo including Westport and the Sheffrey Hills.
Freedom and Right Will Conquer Might – Patrick M. Tunney D. C. – Poet and Patriotic Writer
January 26, 2022 7:35 pm
Patrick Tunney (1887-1951) was born in Derrykillew, Westport, Co. Mayo. He was a tailor by profession but quickly gained the reputation as Mayo’s most prominent poet, songwriter and as a respected columnist of his time. Liam Friel is the grandson of Patrick Tunney. This is the third in a trilogy of books containing Patrick Tunney’s published and unpublished work. [...]
The West of Ireland – Its Existing Condition and Prospect
January 26, 2022 8:33 pm
This is a reprint of a book first published in 1862. It resulted from a four-month tour by Henry Coulter of the West of Ireland where he reported on the effects of a series of poor harvests and the prospect of impending famine. Coulter was in Newry in Co. Down, and went on to become a journalist. [...]
The Book Of Aran – The Islands of Galway Bay
January 26, 2022 8:12 pm
Over the centuries many people have felt the attraction of the unique landscape of the Aran Islands, with its impressive monuments that go back thousands of years, its distinctive culture that offers glimpses of a rich and distinctive pattern of life and a people whose island isolation forged a sense of independence and endurance. The Book Of Aran is [...]
Murrisk – The History of an Irish Fishing Village
January 26, 2022 10:03 pm
This is the story of Murrisk village at the foot of Croagh Patrick, on the shores of Clew Bay and its relationship with the sea. The history begins with the arrival of the monks in 1456, through to thr experience of local people during the great hunger and the loves of the fishermen and their families who depended on [...]
Fake News and the Irish War of Independence
January 26, 2022 11:01 pm
As their untruths became known, fewer people began to believe the British reports. In this fascinating book Michael B. Barry tells the story of fakery and dissimulation that emanated from Dublin Castle, including the so-called ‘Battle of Tralee’ staged at Vico Road, Killiney, the forged editions of the ‘Irish Bulletin’ and attempts after the Kilmichael ambush to paint the [...]
Gaillimh: Diolaim Cathrach (Irish Language)
January 26, 2022 7:56 pm
Is dlúthchuid í an Ghaeilge agus litríocht de
Ghaeilge de shaíocht, d’oidhreacht agus de
shaibhreas na cathrach. Tugann an díolaim seo
de phrós agus d’fhilíocht spléachadh ar na
slite éagsúla ar léiríodh, ar samhlaíodh agus ar
tuigeadh príomhchathair an Iarthair,
príomhchathair na Gaeilge, d’údair agus
d’fhilí éagsúla Gaeilge. Brian Ó Conchubhair
a roghnaigh.
Roscommon History and Society – Interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish County
January 26, 2022 9:02 pm
This mammoth book is a hardback, containing over 880 pages of riveting and most interesting historical essays by Kieran O’Connor and Matthew Potter and edited by Richie Farrell.
An Archaeology of Southwest Ireland 1570 -1670
January 27, 2022 9:52 am
The seventeenth century was a period of significant political and religious upheavals and was also a formative period in terms of landscape and settlement development throughout Ireland. This book examines Munster from a historical archaeology perspective, in particular it sets the archaeological context of these developments against the historical background of plantation, Cromwellian intervention and economic expansion.
Inishmurray – Monks and Pilgrims in an Atlantic Landscape
January 26, 2022 10:16 pm
Inishmurray is a small island in Donegal Bay off County Sligo. It enjoys a reputation as one of the best-preserved early medieval church sites in Ireland and Europe. The remains are complex and extensive, representing an early Irish monastic community and an important regional pilgrimage centre. There has been no detailed survey of these remains since the 1880s. This [...]